Fourteen ethyl esters of wine can be replaced by simpler ester vectors without compromising quality but at the expense of increasing aroma concentration

Aroma contribution of individual esters has been studied in complex mixtures mimicking red wine models. A mixture containing 14 ethyl esters at concentrations found in wine (V1) was prepared and kept as reference. Isointense and qualitatively similar aroma vectors with a reduced number of esters (V2-V7) were prepared. Those vectors were introduced in two reconstituted wines to assess whether simpler vectors could replace V1 without compromising wine quality. In the simpler young wine model, V1 could be replaced by a vector containing just 3 odorants (ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, ethyl butyrate and hexanoate). In the oaky model, a vector containing just ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (V7) could replace V1 without any discernible sensory change. Results also reveal that sub- or perithreshold odorants play outstanding roles on the overall odour intensity of the mixture and that aroma simplification concomitantly implies an increase in the amount of odorant required to keep the intensity of the aroma vector.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	De-La-Fuente-Blanco, Arancha, Sáenz-Navajas, María-Pilar, Valentin, Dominique, Ferreira, Vicente
Other Authors:	Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
Format:	artículo biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2020-03-01
Subjects:	Fruity, Isointensity, Aroma integration, Odour quality, OAV, Subthreshold, Aroma enhancement, Aroma suppression,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10261/223594 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003329
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